HC Deb 20 November 1996 vol 285 cc557-8W
Mr. Timms

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what information is collated centrally on(a) the long-term revenue commitments and (b) any other commitments arising as a result of private finance initiative projects agreed by (i) his Department and (ii) agencies accountable to his Department. [5081]

Mr. Streeter

The Government response to the Treasury Committee report on the private finance initiative agreed on the importance of collecting and monitoring information on future spending commitments arising from contracts under PFI. Such information is now being collected. The response stated that aggregate projections of the level of expenditure that is expected to arise from signed contracts under PFI would be published in the 1997–98 "Financial Statement and Budget Report."